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TORONTO, July 13, 2022 – An opportunity at early stakes glory will be up for grabs in Saturday’s $125,000 My Dear Stakes for two-year-old fillies at Woodbine Racetrack. A field of five will travel 5 ½ furlongs on the Woodbine Tapeta in Saturday’s feature race. All but one of the competitors has made their pari-mutuel Read more

Ontario Racing’s Thoroughbred Improvement Program Committee has continued its commitment to the Ontario Sire Heritage Series, by increasing the purse for each leg to $100,000 raising the total purse value of the Ontario Sire Heritage Series to $800,000. Established in 2021, the Ontario Sire Heritage Series is comprised of three opening legs and a $100,000 Read more

TORONTO, June 28, 2022 — A quartet of Ontario Breds Artie’s Storm, Mighty Heart, Skywire, and Avoman are part of the field of nine entered in the Grade 3 $150,000 Dominion Day Stakes. The Dominion Day is a 1 1/8-mile main track event and race six Friday at Woodbine. Fresh off a third straight score, Read more

TORONTO, June 26, 2022 – Artie’s Princess, under Patrick Husbands, made it look easy in taking the $101,600 Ballade Stakes, for Ontario-sired fillies and mares, four-years-old and up on Sunday at Woodbine Racetrack. Sent off as the 3-5 choice in the six-furlong race Artie’s Princess was hustled to the rail by Husbands, as multiple stakes Read more

TORONTO, June 25, 2022 – Sport brings people together over shared passions and interests. Hello Friends, a competitor in tomorrow’s Ballade Stakes for Ontario Sired Fillies and Mares four-year-olds and up, tells a tale of new friends through an intersection of baseball and horse racing. The daughter of Court Vision is a Maggie Leblanc homebred Read more

TORONTO, June 19, 2022 – Mason’s Gamble, a four-year-old son of Gamble’s Exchange-Dynaco, held on gamely to take all the spoils in the $100,800 Ontario Jockey Club Stakes for Ontario Sired four-year-olds and up, on Sunday, June 19 at Woodbine Racetrack. ​ ​It was an early scramble for the lead, as four horses left the Read more

The $125,000 Queenston Stakes, a key prep on the road to this year’s Queen’s Plate (August 21), takes the spotlight on Sunday’s 10-race card at Woodbine. ​ ​ ​The seven-furlong Queenston, for three-year-olds, foaled in Canada, has attracted some top contenders hoping for a shot at Plate glory, including undefeated The Minkster. ​ ​Tabbed as Read more

Trainer Kevin Attard sends out the duo of Moira and Souper Flashy in Saturday’s $125,000 Stella Artois Fury Stakes at Woodbine. ​ ​A key prep on the road to this year’s $500,000 Woodbine Oaks presented by Budweiser (July 24, at Woodbine), the seven-furlong main track Fury, for three-year-old fillies, foaled in Canada, has attracted eight Read more

The New York Racing Association’s Belmont Racing Festival gets underway Thursday June 9, and concludes Saturday, June 11 with the Belmont Stakes. Over the three days there will 17 stakes races and a whopping eight Grade 1 races on Saturday, including the Belmont Stakes. Ontario Bred horses will be featured on all three race days. Read more

Artie’s Storm stormed home to take Sunday’s Grade 2 $201,950 Stella Artois Eclipse Stakes at Woodbine. ​ ​Prior to the running of the Eclipse, jockey David Moran forecasted a strong showing from the multiple stakes winning son of We Miss Artie-Tiz Stormy Now. ​ ​Under ideal conditions at the Toronto oval, four-year-old Artie’s Storm, owned and Read more